Rail Direct Transportation Company — compliance record
The full vetting file: federal registrations, authority history, insurance, inspections, record changes, and recent coverage — the checks a broker or shipper runs, in one place.
Vetting summary
Authority age
27 years (granted 1999)
Liability filing
$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
56 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Rail Direct Transportation Company
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
801 Broad Street Suite 201, Portsmouth, VA 23707
Phone
(757) 398-8600
Power units
22
Drivers
16
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC326565
Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 12/21/2000 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/27/2000
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 56 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
19.6%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 56 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
samantha@raildirect.net — company domain
Domain age
raildirect.net registered 2002-08-19 (24 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
2
Reportable crashes
2
Tow-aways
2
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: VA 04/2026 · VA 01/2025 · VA 09/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 20, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 14, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 13, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 7, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 7, 2026 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 6, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 6, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 6, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 6, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 5, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 5, 2026 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 18, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 15, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 30, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 3, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 23, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 23, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 21, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 21, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 30, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 18, 2025 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 15, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 28, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 15, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 15, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 13, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 13, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 12, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| May 12, 2025 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 1, 2025 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 6, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Mar 6, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 22, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 21, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 21, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 21, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 20, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 20, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 20, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 19, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 18, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 18, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 25, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 13, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 26, 2024 | VA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 17, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 13, 2023 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 10, 2023 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 10, 2023 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 10, 2023 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 10, 2023 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 9, 2023 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 8, 2023 | VA | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 56 of 56 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
No recent news coverage found for "Rail Direct Transportation Company" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.
Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.
Vetting toolkit
Verify it yourself
FMCSA SAFER snapshot ↗
The official company snapshot, straight from FMCSA.
FMCSA SMS safety profile ↗
Safety Measurement System — BASIC scores and crash history.
L&I authority record ↗
Licensing & Insurance: authority, insurance, and BOC-3 on file.
Search court records ↗
Quick sweep for litigation and judgments.